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Following are Justin Posey Punted Questions from Seekers Summit 2026:
Although Justin Posey answered many questions on the Bride, the Checkpoint, and Search Areas at Seekers Summit, he did punt on a few. What were they? Can anything be gleaned from those?
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Following is a list of the punted questions:
- Q) Do you have the ability to view searchers if they are near the treasure?
- A)I am going to punt on that question
Commentary: I would assume ‘yes’ then.
- Q)Does the hole referenced in the poem correspond to a place that actually includes hole in its name? Ergo, Jackson Hole or Big Hole River?
- A) That’s an on the nose question. I got to punt that one. I’m so sorry.
Commentary: This answer to me doesn’t necessarily mean it does – but that Justin knows some searchers may be using these items in their solutions. So to answer yes (or no) to this question would be helping some searchers who use it.
- Q) Are national parks ruled out?
- A)Oh, I’m not gonna say yes or no to that. Sorry
- Q)Do you need to move any rocks?
- A)Uh, I’m going to punt on that one
- Q)Is the checkpoint a physical object that can be moved?
- A) I’ll say that it’s not something you need to worry about.
- Q) If someone locates the checkpoint, is it still available for others to find or is it something that can be taken and no one else can find?
- A)Yeah, I’m going to punt on that one.
Commentary: This answer surprised me. Why wouldn’t he say ‘No’ if it is something that can’t be destroyed, taken, or for only the first discoverer. The punt suggests the checkpoint is there for the first searcher. Which is fine in a way, since it seems if this is found – so is the treasure soon after – by the same person.
- Q) Is double arcs on granite bold the clue with the man-made implication?
- A)Uh, punt. Yeah.
Commentary: Justin answered ‘No’ to the question asking if the ‘hole in the poem’ was a man-made implication. So it would suggest double arcs might be.
- Q)Are numbers in the poem ever indirectly encoded? Ergo, word play, homophones, or hidden within words? And if so, does this assist either directionally and or help with measured paces?
A)Are numbers in the poem indirectly encoded? Boy. Uh, indirectly. That’s a tricky one. Well, so hold on. We’re talking about numbers, but now we’re talking about homophones. Are we talking about a homophone that represents a number? I mean, it’s a tricky question. I’m not trying to be a too much of a stickler, but I know how this goes in the sense that afterwards people will pick this apart and say, You said this, you know so I want to make sure I get it right.
So, let me let me just break it down a little bit and I’ll I’ll try and answer it the best that I know how. Are there numbers indirectly associated with the poem? Regardless of what the question is, this is the one I’m answering
Okay. Uh and I think uh the answer is yes.
And the other question about homophones and so on, I’m not going to touch that. But what was the other part?
- Q repeated: Okay, the other part is and if so, does this assist either directionally and or help with measured paces slash distance to the final locations while boots on the ground?
A)Yeah, I mean there there there is a a distance element in terms of following clues in the poem, but I’m not going to rule out things like homophones and whatever else was mentioned.
Commentary: Sounds like something is going on with homophones/numbers in the poem.
- Q)Is the cipher contained in a single section of the book or across multiple sections?
- A)Who says the cipher is in the book?
Commentary: So the clock times are most likely NOT applied to the book.
- Q)His realm, is he living or was he ever living?
- A) That depends on your perspective.
- Q)Does the location of the treasure truly predate any of the locations you searched for the first forest fenn treasure?
- A)No, I have not specified
Commentary: I think he doesn’t specify because he knows some searchers may be using these items in their solutions and he doesn’t want to give an unfair advantage to a few.
- Q)In the poem Beyond the Map’s Edge, are there any references to specific Native American legends?
- A)I have not specified.
- Q)Does I wait for you to cast your poll refer to a fishing pole?
- A)I have not specified.
- Q)Are there poem clues that reference or are related to the sport of golf?
- A)I haven’t specified on that one.
- Q)For an optimal solve, does the poem need to be read or rearranged in any way other than how it’s represented on the website and in the book?
- A)I’m not going to rule that out.
Commentary: In one of his first interviews though Justin said the clues were in consecutive order. This on his website. Q: Are the clues in the poem in consecutive order? A: Yes.
So…. if the clues are in consecutive order – is that after you rearrange the poem?
- Q)Where exactly is the location of the treasure?
- A)Well, that’s a question. Can I see that? I mean how exact do you want to be? I mean it’s on earth. The American West. It’s certainly not a place that you have to go many miles to find. I think what I’ve seen in the treasure hunt is, you know, there are a number of people that are going pretty deep into the wilderness and there are some people that are certainly taking risks and this is really not something that you need to do. And I know it’s kind of subjective like what defines a risk, but I do see people that are still repelling into caves and looking on cliffsides and uh gosh you don’t need rope. If you need rope then it’s the wrong it’s not the right location. But yeah I know that doesn’t at all answer the question but it’s the best I got.